markR wrote:Loved the doco and the q and a session afterward. But have to say that Tobe Hooper really needs to flesh out some of his responses! After his q and a on Friday and this session I seemed to get the sense he really wasn't up for much discussion.

I do believe i had Mr Streetrw sat behind me somewhere, after the documentary he said something along the lines of or maybe it was the guy next to him sharing the conversation about "Genre fans growing up these days don't really go through what we did when the video Nasty hysteria was happening.." and wholeheartedly concur.

While watching this documentary i felt pretty much greatful that i currently don't have to live with such barbaric censorship laws like the 'Older' genre fans grew up with. Excellent documentary, well presented from both sides of the argument (Regardless of horror infected canines) and the after talk was also good. I just wish the after panel discussion could of gone on for longer, I'm also suprised no one asked any rude/impolite questions towards the gentleman from the BBFC, was expecting a lynch mob.

This was so nearly my highpoint of the fest. (just pipped by THE LOVED ONES)
Martin was an instant hit with the audience that clearly felt great affection for the little man who stood up to be counted when so few others did. He deserved all the cheers and applause.

I agree with other posters, I wanted the discussion to go on much longer. There were so many questions to be asked and the subject was one close to everyone's hearts. I also thought that this was one of a couple of events this year that seemed to cement the who;e FrightFest family vibe. The other was the quiz and short film showcase. Both of these events led to a lot of discussion and debate over and above the 'what did you think of that?' questions.

Just a suggestion but maybe the guys could look at doing a panel type event along similar lines next year and have it on the Friday or Saturday morning. I certainly spoke to more FFers after the Nasties thing that at any other point in the fest. Great for breaking the ice... just a thought.

But congrats to all the guys involved in the documentary. Very best of luck with it, I'm off to pre order from Amazon.

Agree with whats been said about the discussion being too short. It only just got going when they had to finish off and I didn't get to ask my question. I wanted to ask the man from the BBFC whether he would agree that the BBFC was now obsolete considering that anyone of almost any age can access almost any material available on the internet

Excellent doc looking at the era of censorship under the Thatcher regime, an age that still resonates today. The follies and absurdities of the censorship front are explored, as well as how the industry didn't help itself. There is a reasonable balance of viewpoints presented. I also liked the allusions to current "problem" films and the irony of the remakes that are curently being released. Agree that the panel segment seemed cut short a little bit(!), although I did have to feel sorry for Tobe Hooper who seemed a little overwhelmed by it all. 8.5 / 10

Oh, I don't think so either - this is all purely for entertainment purposes now

Saw another "article" having a go at horror/Nasties the other week: this time it was about the landline who was arrested in the Jo Yeates case. Apparently he 'traumatised' and 'scarred' (yes, they really did use those words...) the 14-year-old boys he taught at some school or other, simply by screening horror films at a weekend film club (sounds dodgy for an entirely different reason, haha!)... There was no story (or point) to speak of, just a load of padded out nonsense.

And Tramadol Nights is (very unfortunately) bloody awful! It just doesn't work. Not heard him talking about Nasties though?

"But what if one of you is the monster?"
"Monster? We're *British*, you know..."